Chapter 1023: with translation of chapter title

After finishing the territory battle, it's already been almost 2 days; although the double experience buff is still active, there's nowhere to gain a large amount of cultivation.

Rather than sitting in meditation and slowly cultivating, it's better to seize the time to grind equipment enough, then properly boost our people's strength and forge a 20‑person elite team.

Candle Dragon heard his words and asked, 'Not waiting for the double experience to end, after picking the people, then go?'

Xiao Feng shook his head and said, 'Forget it, you guys just pick; our judgment is similar. As long as the person is reliable, strong enough or has great potential, we can reserve a spot. Roughly pick about 30 people; when I return, I'll help them brush the Myriad Heavens Tower to exchange for talents, then we can make the final decision.'

Those who are selected, even if they ultimately cannot participate in the event, can still gain considerable benefits; they're sure to profit, so it doesn't count as wasting their time.

This process has a total of 40 days available, but the last 10 days must be reserved for the Myriad Heavens Tower and for refining the team's cohesion.

So he can only stay in the Myriad Heavens Battlefield for about 3 days.

Seeing that he had decided, everyone stopped saying more.

The group left the Myriad Heavens Tower space together and returned to the Elemental God Domain.

Xiao Feng bade farewell to his friends, went to Wind Spirit Island, prepared to bring Da Bai, and set off for the Myriad Heavens Battlefield.

Before departing, he took out part of the Godly Artifact he had seized from the Dragon Blood God Nation this time and gave it to He Er Na, including those perfect Godly Artifact boots that he himself couldn't use.

After changing equipment, He Er Na's strength surged greatly; her gear is more luxurious than that of Little Mystery, and with the power of the God King Artifact, she likely has a high chance of winning in a duel against a lower‑rank Main God.

Xiao Feng also chose a Godly Artifact, becoming the nation‑protecting holy artifact of the Heavenly Dao God Nation!

This equipment is none other than the Beast Bone Infinite Ring forged for him by Baba Wuli.

Compared to other equipment, he feels this item's growth value is the highest; its two special effects suit him well, and once its quality improves, the benefits will be even greater.

After selecting the nation‑protecting holy artifact, the monarch management interface gained a small 'Cultivate Holy Artifact' sub‑interface.

Upon opening it, inside there is a progress bar.

Beast Bone Infinite Ring

Quality: Godly Artifact

Cultivation Progress: 0/100000

Explanation: Every 10,000 points of God Nation Qi Luck increases cultivation progress by 1 point; at most 10 cultivations per day, each giving 1,000 points of progress.

In other words, as fast as 10 days, this ring can be upgraded to the quality of a perfect Godly Artifact!

Xiao Feng hesitated not, immediately began cultivating.

Ding~ Please enter the cultivation progress value you want!

He entered the maximum value, 1,000 points.

This cultivation requires consuming 10 million God Nation Qi Luck; please confirm!

The system asked again, and Xiao Feng hesitated not, choosing to confirm.

The next second, the system prompt sounded again; some God Nation Qi Luck was deducted, and the ring's cultivation progress increased by 1%.

After repeating the same operation 10 times, the cultivation progress reached 10,000 points; the efficiency is still quite fast.

Besides the ring, he also has a Chaos Tree Sapling that needs cultivating.

Xiao Feng has never neglected the cultivation progress of the Chaos Tree Sapling; even during the territory battle, he would find a secluded spot, spend five minutes letting it absorb the energy of God Stones.

After such a long time has passed, the growth value of this little sapling keeps getting higher.

Coincidentally, this time he obtained many Supreme Treasures from the God Nation's treasury; he simply took them all out and tossed them beside the Chaos Tree Sapling for it to absorb.

First‑ and second‑tier Supreme Treasures basically mean nothing to him; feeding them to the sapling doesn't pain him.

The Chaos Tree Sapling emanates a powerful aura, crushing and drawing in each Supreme Treasure, absorbing them completely clean.

After cultivation is completed, it seems to have received great nourishment, growing quickly; not only did its height increase a bit, but two roots also sprouted.

At this point, the Chaos Tree Sapling has grown to 24 centimeters tall, with a full seven roots at its base, and can absorb 7,000,000 God Stones per day.

Looking at the information interface, the progress is already over half; estimated that in about two months it will nearly enter the next stage.

Chaos Tree Sapling

Introduction: The sapling of the Chaos Tree, after absorbing energy, can gradually take root and grow, becoming a seventh‑tier Supreme Treasure Chaos Tree.

Growth Progress: Sapling Stage (5.654 trillion / 10 trillion God Power Value, 10/10 Supreme Treasure Points)

Effect: When worn, it can additionally reduce damage taken by 33% and absorb corresponding energy.

Next Stage: Growth Stage

Note: Supreme Treasure Points can be obtained by absorbing Supreme Treasures; a first‑tier Supreme Treasure gives 1 point, a second‑tier gives 2 points, and so on.

Xiao Feng took out 7,000,000 God Stones and dumped them on the ground, piling them into a mountain.

He tossed the Chaos Tree Sapling onto it, where it crushed and absorbed the stones, with high efficiency.

7,000,000 God Stones equal 70,000,000,000 God Power Value, which is 0.7% of the total progress; the cultivation speed keeps getting faster!

Da Bai received Xiao Feng's summon and returned to the back hills of Wind Rest Town to see him.

Upon seeing Xiao Feng, he let out a goofy call: 'Big brother, you're amazing! In just a few days you've become the lord of the God Nation; when will you give me a position as Finance Minister to sit in~'

Xiao Feng decisively refused: 'Forget it, you're just a mascot; let He Er Na go be an official, that's about right.'

He Er Na stood nearby; hearing this, she quickly shook her head and said: 'No thanks, master. The God Nation is so vast I can't manage it; I'd rather stay on Wind Spirit Island to cultivate and improve myself.'

She self‑assessed that although her strength is not bad, compared to a true Main God there are still gaps, and she dare not blindly inflate herself.

Xiao Feng also just mentioned it casually; seeing her refuse, he said: 'Fine, then we'll talk after you break through to Main God; by then you can also consume God Nation Qi Luck to boost your cultivation.'

'Speaking of which… I wonder if Dai Ni Si becoming Finance Minister would cause her to level up due to financial profit?' He thought of a question.

Dai Ni Si is a Little Wealth God; she must earn money to gain cultivation, and even sitting in meditation is useless.

If financial income also counted as her personal experience, then her leveling speed would be incredibly rapid!

Of course, she lacks the qualifications and cannot instantly become Finance Minister; she must start from a low‑rank official position.

Xiao Feng thought it over, ran to Wind Spirit Lake, pulled out the little girl who was diving, greeted her Mother Goddess, and directly used the Void Umbrella to airdrop into God Brave City.

Then he exercised his monarch's prerogative and appointed her as the Finance Officer of God Brave City.

Dai Ni Si actually has basically no knowledge of financial matters; she's still just a child.

Therefore, he merely sits in a position; the actual work still has to be done by other NPC officials.

The dragon clan scattered and fled, and the court of the Heavenly Dao Divine Kingdom is now in complete chaos.

Xiao Feng had no spare time to manage so many affairs; after settling Dai Ni Si, taking her on as an "envoy", equipping her with security, he immediately went to the War Divine Kingdom, planning to dig out a few capable ministers from under Little Riddle to serve as high officials, to work for himself!

Such ministers poached by digging corners have more than enough qualifications; they could even be directly made regent princes!

However, the regent's authority is too great, and Xiao Feng also fears a mishap, so he only intends to give out some higher-ranking civil and military ministerial posts, just to ensure the divine kingdom can start operating.